Naomi has not come up in WWE creative discussions recently, according to WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select, which leaves an earlier timeline for her return uncertain. Fightful published the report on October 1.
WrestleVotes said around SummerSlam in August that the expectation inside WWE was that Naomi would be back on television by the end of the year. In the newer report, a source said they have not heard her name discussed recently. The report does not say WWE has changed its plans, only that her name has not been part of recent conversations.
Naomi has been away since she announced her pregnancy in August 2025. Wrestlezone noted that she relinquished the Women's World Championship because of it, and the absence now stretches past a year. She and her husband, Jimmy Uso, welcomed their first child together in April 2026, according to Wrestlezone.
Wrestlezone wrote that it is unclear how WWE would work Naomi into current storylines if her return is pushed back toward the end of the year. Fightful, which published the report, framed the update as a sign that the earlier timeline may no longer be active.
Whether Naomi will return to WWE programming by the end of 2026 is not yet known. A return date has not been announced, and the report does not say what WWE has planned for her once she does come back.
As of Friday, the expectation reported around SummerSlam stands as the last timeline attached to her, and a source says her name has not come up lately.
